Qiang Wang vs Elise Mertens — Indian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
CHN18
Qiang Wang
34 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019 ·
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL16
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Wang Q.
7-6 6-7 6-3
Mertens E.
Wang Q.
7662
Mertens E.
6731

Qiang Wang defeated Elise Mertens 7-6 6-7 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 64. Qiang Wang narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Qiang Wang closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-09-19TokyoR32hardElise Mertens6-0 6-3
2020-02-24DohaR64hardElise Mertens6-1 6-2
2020-02-17DubaiR32hardElise Mertens6-3 6-0
2019-07-01WimbledonR32grassElise Mertens6-2 6-7 6-4
2018-03-05Indian WellsR64hardQiang Wang4-6 6-3 6-3
View full head-to-head →

Statistics

This season
Wang Q.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wang Q.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
69
Break points saved·Dominant
19
65
Break points won·Slight edge
87
97
Deciding sets·Even
64
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
71

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Wang Q.Mertens E.
Freshness·
—
89

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw